Welcome to your "Kentucky" edition of the Van Bibber Pioneers newsletter. The majority of this newsletter pertains to information on the Van Bibber family and its various branches which have connections to the state of Kentucky. A special thanks goes out this month to Annette Brown, Bruce Logan and Jean Murphy for their numerous submissions. Bruce and Jean's Van Bibber ancestors were Kentuckians while Annette's husband can also trace his Van Bibber ancestors back to this state. A good job for all those who submitted.

For the remaining three months that I am your editor we will have normal newsletters which will cover all branches of the family. Hopefully we will have someone pick up where I leave off, and we will continue to have the newsletter into the new year. In the mean time, please forward your articles to me so we can get them published into the newsletter so all family members can read.

I am sorry to report that we lost another subscriber this month. Betty VanBiber Scarbrough wrote me an e-mail a while back and became a new subscriber to the newsletter in August. I just found out that she passed away on the 20^th of September in Richmond, Virginia. Betty was the daughter of Earl and Lucille Barton VanBiber who were from the area of Evansville, Indiana. Our condolences go out to her family and to the families of the other numerous Van Bibber cousins who have passed away in the last few months.

Your Editor,

Gary R. Hawpe

CONTENTS:

1. New Subscribers -- Address Changes -- Invalid Addresses
2. Family of Rebecca VanBibber Smith
3. Five Generation Photo of the Vanbever Family
4. James S. and Lucy Greene
5. My Kentucky Roots
6. California Death Records (2) 1940 - 1997
7. Kentucky Death Records (2) 1911- 2000
8. Ohio Death Records (2) 1958 - 2000
9. Obituaries
10. Recent Deaths
11. Cemetery Records
12. Tombstones
13. Notices
14. Bits and Pieces
15. Marriages
16. Queries
17. Military News
18. My Old Kentucky Home
19. Sound Off

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   James VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
      Margaret VanBebber and David Ross, Sr.
         David Ross, Jr. and Martha Jayne
            Daniel Boone Ross and Nancy Ellen Fannin
               Daniel Sanford Ross and Cora Belle Kelley

SOUTH WEBSTER -- Mrs. Cora Bell Ross, 88, of South Webster, died Thursday night at Scioto Memorial Hospital after a long illness.

Surviving are four sons, Elmer and James, both of South Webster, William of Xenia and Charles of Portsmouth; three daughters, Mrs. Goldie Allen of Warren, Mrs. Bertha Stollings of Xenia and Mrs. Sylvia Shriver of Portsmouth; tow sisters, Lizzie Kelley of Lennox, Ky.; and Mrs. Rilda Hay of Springfield; two brothers, Hubert of New Carlisle and Felix of Martha, Ky.; 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

She was a member of South Webster Grace United Methodist Church.

Services are planned a 2 p.m. Sunday at the church, with Revs. James Gore and Wilbur Crace officiating, and interment in South Webster Cemetery.

Friends may call at the D.W. Davis Funeral Home after 7 tonight.

The Portsmouth Daily Times -- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio.

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James VanBibber and Sarah Margaret Bradburn
   Charles Wesley VanBibber and Emma Lee Lowder
      Morton Appendix VanBibber and Avis Mariah English
         Earl Wesley VanBibber

Earl Wesley Van Bibber, 68, of South Portsmouth, Ky., died Sunday, May 27, 1990, at Scioto Memorial Hospital after a long illness.

A son of the late Rev. Morton and Avis English VanBibber, born Nov. 3, 1921, in Portsmouth, he was retired from Western-Southern Life Insurance Co., and was a World War II Army Air Force veteran, a member and past master of Harrison-Fullerton, (Ky.) Masonic Lodge, a member and elder of South Portsmouth Christian Church, a Kentucky colonel, and a member of Portsmouth Carpenters Union Local.

Surviving are his wife, Charlotte Redder VanBibber; two daughters, Karen Walburn of Sciotoville and LeaAnn Van Bibber of South Portsmouth; four brothers, Morton VanBibber of Dayton, Claude VanBibber of Portsmouth, and Ray VanBibber and Harold VanBibber, both of South Portsmouth; two sisters, Hazel Trimble of South Portsmouth and Avis Tolliver of Pontiac, Mich.; and a grandson.

Service is 11 a.m. Wednesday at Roberson Funeral Home in South Shore, Ky., with the Rev. Harley Johnson and the Rev. Vernon Oakley officiating, and interment in Siloam Cemetery at South Shore Route 1 with Military graveside rites by James L. Flannery Post American Legion.

Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until the service Wednesday at the funeral home, where a Masonic service is planned at 7:30 Tuesday.

The Portsmouth Daily Times -- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio -- May 28, 1990 -- Monday.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   James VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
      Margaret VanBebber and David Ross, Sr.
        David Ross, Jr. and Martha Jayne
           Daniel Boone Ross and Nancy Ellen Fannin
              Daniel Sanford Ross and Cora Belle Kelley
                 Elbert Curtis Ross and Hattie Morton

Services are scheduled at 2 p.m. Saturday for Elbert Ross, 56, of Baltimore, Md., a former South Webster, Ohio resident.  Ross died Tuesday night at Baltimore.

He is survived by his wife, Hattie Morton Ross and a son Roger, both of Baltimore; four brothers, James (Butch) Ross and Elmer Ross, both of South Webster, Charles Ross of Groveport, and William (Elmo) Ross of Xenia; three sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Shriver and Mrs. Bertha Stollings, both of Xenia, and Mrs. Goldie Allen of Cleveland.

Rev. Roy Carmichael  is to officiate at the services at D.W. Davis Funeral Home.  Interment is to be in South Webster Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight.

The Portsmouth Daily Times -- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio -- October 20, 1970 -- Sunday.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   James VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
      Isaac VanBebber and Hannah Long
         George VanBeber and Mary Elizabeth Tinsley
            James VanBever and Mary Ann Robbins
               John Calvin VanBever and Mariah Jane Hall
                  Gracie VanBever and Taylor Jefferson McCreary

Mrs. Gracie Vanbever McCreary, 83, Corbin, died Sunday at her home.

She is survived by her husband, Taylor J. McCreary; three sons, the Rev. Taylor L. McCreary, Lutz, Fla.; Bernard L. McCreary, Richmond; and George L. McCreary, Edwardsburg, Mich.; two daughters, Hazel Irene McCreary, Clinton, Tenn., and Helen Geraud, Mt. Lebanon, Pa.; a brother, Frank Taylor Vanbever, and Mrs. Curtis Perkins, Gray; 20 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, and a great great grandchild.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hopper Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Marvin Clark. Burial will be in the Warfield Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons and there will be special music by her granddaughters.

Honorary pallbearers will be the Adult Women's Sunday School Class and W.M.U. members of the Piney Grove Baptist Church.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today.

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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
   John Jesse VanBibber and Rachel Greenlee
      Elizabeth VanBibber and Richard Tillis
       Clark Tillis and Mary Margaret Priddy
          Jesse Tillis and Flora May Waits
            Donald Tillis and Dorothy Marie Seymour

Dorothy Marie (Seymour) Tillis, 82, passed away peacefully while under the compassionate care of Riverside Hospital September 4, 2004.

She was born October 22, 1921, in Chillicothe, and was a former Westinghouse employee before deciding to dedicate herself to her family full time. She was a member of the Westgate Baptist Church and Order of Eastern Star Chapter 109.

She is survived by Donald, her beloved husband of 63 years. She will be sadly missed by her children, Sharon Comeans and Michael (Cindy), all of Columbus; grandchildren, Ember Nolley, Elizabeth (David) Gilland and Kate (Don) Heffner. She will guide and protect her great-grandchildren whom she loved so dearly, Evan Gilland, Hannah Noley and Mica Heffner. She leaves brother, Gerald Seymour; sisters-in-law, Emmy and Lucile Seymour; Florence Crowder, of Orlando; brother-in-law, Chester Perry, of Columbus; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Spears Funeral Home, 2693 W. Broad St., Columbus, where services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Internment will follow in Alton Cemetery. An Eastern Star service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

"Dot" was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother who taught and shared many life lessons, stories and gifts ... the greatest one being her unconditional love.

Lancaster Eagle-Gazette -- Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio -- September 5, 2004 -- Sunday.

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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
   Jacob VanBibber and Sarah Miller
      Solomon H. VanBibber and Mary Jane Bryson
         William VanBibber and Frances Ann Thoroughman
             Susan Jane VanBibber and Samuel Isaac Stonebarger
                William Dewey Stonebarger and Lettie Fern Good
                    Eldon James Stonebarger

Eldon J. Stonebarger, 74, of Warrenton, died Sunday (July 18, 2004) at his residence.

Mr. Stonebarger was a retired stock expediter for McDonnell Douglas Corp., now Boeing Co.

Visitation is scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Martin Funeral Home, 510 East Main Street, Warrenton. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Warrenton City Cemetery on Highway MM.

Among the survivors are three sons, Bruce Stonebarger of Moscow Mills and Allen Stonebarger and Daniel Stonebarger, both of Warrenton; three brothers, Ronald Stonebarger of Arnold and Leon Stonebarger and Roger Stonebarger, both of Warrenton; three sisters, Mina Gibbs of Affton and LaUna Wyatt and Carol Luetkemeyer, both of Warrenton; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society in care of Martin Funeral Home, 510 East Main Street, Warrenton, Mo. 63383.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch -- St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri -- July 21, 2004 -- Wednesday.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   Peter VanBebber and Ellinor VanBibber
      Levicy VanBebber and John Liford
         James N. Liford and Minerva Hatfield
            Elias Liford and Annie Minton
               Murray M. Liford and Alice S. Carmack
                  Benjamin Liford and Clara Marie Garland
                     Harry Denville Liford

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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
   Ellinor VanBibber and Peter VanBebber
      Levicy VanBebber and John Liford
         James N. Liford and Minerva Hatfield
            Elias Liford and Annie Minton
               Murray M. Liford and Alice S. Carmack
                  Benjamin Liford and Clara Marie Garland
                     Harry Denville Liford

Harry D. Liford was born September 8, 1935, in Claiborne County, Tennessee, and went to be with the Lord on July 21, 2004, at the Marymount Medical Center, being 68 years, 10 months and 13 days old.

He was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ben Liford, and brother Raymond Odra Liford.

He is survived by his mother, Clara Liford of Corbin, Kentucky; six children, Wilma Beach of Hartford, Kentucky, Harry G. Liford and wife Rhonda of Fariston, Kentucky, Larry D. Liford and wife Barbara of Williamsburg, Kentucky, Donald C. Liford of Corbin, Kentucky, Douglas Liford and wife Sharon of Corbin, Kentucky, and Joyce Ann Liford and husband Lawrence of London, Kentucky; three brothers, Clyde "Monk" Liford of Keavy, Kentucky, Bobby Liford of Corbin, Kentucky, and Denny Liford and wife Nora of Four Mile, Kentucky; three sisters, Janice Manning and husband Ron of North Stonington, Connecticut, Bitha Liford of Corbin, Kentucky, and Brenda Evans and husband Bill of Corbin, Kentucky; 14 grandchildren, Brandon Liford, Benjamin Liford, Charlie Liford, Rebecca Liford, Donald Liford, Susie Canada, Heather Allen, Arthur Case, Jacob Case, Sarah Harmon and Lorie House, Destiny Liford, Adam Ward and Clara Martha Ward; two step-grandchildren, Taylor Mills and Bradley Mills; eight great-grandchildren, Kala Harmon, Jordon Harmon, Julia Case, Haley Case, Brandon Cunningham, and Camron Allen; and a host of relatives and friends that mourn his passing.

He was an avid racing fan of his nephews, Roy Petrey (45) and Ben Petrey (43) of Corbin Speedway, and also Robbie Brown (99).

Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at the House-Rawlings Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roger Wolfe officiating.

Burial followed in the Hopewell Cemetery at Corbin.

The Sentinel-Echo -- London, Laurel County, Kentucky -- July 29, 2004 -- Thursday.

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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
   John Jesse VanBibber and Rachel Greenlee
      Elizabeth VanBibber and Richard Tillis
         Miles Tillis and Nancy Kimberling
            Peter White Tillis and Viola Victoria Gard
               Walter Gard Tillis and Dorcas Rene Woodruff
                   Dimples Maxine Tillis and John Denver Bernard

John Denver Bernard, 83, of Summerfield, Fl. and formerly of Grove City, died on Thursday, March 18, 2004 at his residence.

Born in Lees Creek on Aug. 3, 1920, the son of Thomas Jefferson and Marley Akers Bernard.

He retired from the Murphy Motor Freight Company as a long distance driver and also from the South Western City School System as a bus driver. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of the American Legion and Masonic Lodge.

Survived by his wife Leonarda Meza Bernard and children, Sharon E. Reynolds and Mary Lou Dauberman both of Columbus; Robert (Willadine) Bernard, Stephen E. (Brenda) Bernard and Jennifer E. Diefenback all of Grove City, Jeannette Kinser (Bret) Gearheart of Obetz and Walter A. Bernard of Summerfield, Fl. Sixteen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

He is survived by a brother, George Bernard of Summerfield, Fl. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dimples Tillis Bernard in 1997 and sister, Mary Lambert; brothers, Bill, Tom, Woodrow, Harrison and Wayne.

The funeral service will be on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Littleton Funeral Home in Sabina with visitation on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Miller Funeral Home, 2697 Columbus St., Grove City and on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Littleton Funeral Home in Sabina.

Burial is in the Centerville Cemetery, Lees Creek.

Contributions can be made to: Heart of Ohio Hospice, 4293 Donlyn Court, Columbus, Ohio 43232.

Record Herald -- Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio -- March 24, 2004 -- Monday.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   Martha VanBebber and George Yoakum, Sr.
      Isaac Yoakum and Mary Davis
         Marcellus Yoakum and Sarah Ann Cawood
            David M. Yoakum and Rachel M. Moyers
               Alvis Greer Yoakum and Lillian VanBebber
                  Juanita Yoakum and John Calvin Haygood

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   John VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
      Isaac VanBebber and Mary Martin
         John M. VanBebber and Nancy Elizabeth Beeler
            Andrew Carter VanBebber and Martha Melvina Beason
               Lillian VanBebber and Alvis Greer Yoakum
                  Juanita Yoakum and John Calvin Haygood

Colonel John Calvin Haygood, age 86, beloved husband of Juanita Yoakum Byrd-Haygood died June 14 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center in Sumter. He was born in Cameron, TX, the son of the late John W. and Clara Seale Haygood.

He attended public school in Cameron, TX. After completing R.O.T.C. training at Allen Military Academy in Bryan, TX, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, US Army. He graduated from the US Army Air Corps pilot training in 1941.

During World War II his duties included flying in fighter units, command and staff positions in squadrons, group and wing headquarters organizations in the US and South West Pacific. His assignments to duties with the Texas Air National Guard, Alaskan Air Command, jet fighter units and Tactical Air Command followed. During his career he logged 4400 hours of flying time. He flew the P-80, F-86, F-84, F-94, F-89, F-100 and F-10’s. He served early in the Vietnam conflict. After returning to the states he completed his military career as Inspector General, 9th Air Force, and Tactical Air Command at Shaw Air Force Base. The highest of his military decorations was the Legion of Merit.

He was a member of the Holy Cross Church in Stateburg where he had served as a former lay leader.

Preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine Mode Haygood; sister, Ellen Bess Reeder.

Survivors include his wife; daughters, Kathleen Haygood Fox, Niceville, Fl and Laura Haygood Kessler and husband, Charles of Sumter, SC; step-daughter, Pamela G. Jacob and husband, Peter of Sumter, SC; step-sons, H.G. Byrd and wife Sandra of Tyler, TX; Lanny Byrd and wife Paula of Huntsville, Al and Andrew C. Byrd, Columbia, SC; four grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild and one step great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be June 17 at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Danny Bridges and Pastor Ron Bowers officiating. Interment will follow in the Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery in Statesburg.

Pallbearers will be H.G. Byrd, Andrew Byrd, Lanny Byrd, Adam Fox and Calvin Rosenberg. Honorary Pallbearers will be Allan Brookes, Billy Campbell, Dan Turbeville, Tom Waters, Bob Mahon, Jack Rhame, Raymond Schwartz, Adrian Burrows, Jim Peters and Samuel Fiorini. Memorials may be sent to the First Baptist Church, "Benevolence Fund", 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Bullock Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

LaFollette Press -- LaFollette, Campbell County, Tennessee -- June 29, 2004 -- Tuesday.

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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
   Jacob VanBibber and Sarah Miller
      Nancy VanBibber and Moses Haney
         Andrew Jackson Haney and Josephine Goff
            David Nathaniel Haney and Martha Jane Bosley
               Kenneth B. Haney and Grace Louise Allen

Kenneth B. Haney, 95, of Moline, died on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004, at Trinity Medical Center, West Campus, Rock Island. Services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at First Christian, Moline. The officiant will be the Reverend Kenneth Kline. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. today at Wendt Funeral Home, Moline. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, Silvis.

Kenneth B. Haney was born on Jan. 31, 1909, to David and Martha (Bosley) Haney in Washington, Iowa. He married Grace Louise Allen on June 5, 1937, in Fort Scott, Kan. She preceded him in death in 2002.

He was employed as a Postal Clerk for United States Postal Service at Moline, for 26 years retiring in 1973.

Mr. Haney was a World War II Army Vet and a Life member of the V.F.W. Post 2153 Moline, and the American Legion Post 246 Moline. He loved baseball and was an avid Chicago Cubs Fan, and waited all his life for the Cubs to win the World Series.

Survivors include his daughter, Linda (Dan) Thornbloom, of Moline; three sons, Richard (Lanette) Haney, of Indialantic, Fla., Steve Haney, of Moline, Jim Haney, of Moline; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

In addition to his wife he was preceded in death by, his Father, Mother, and 11 brothers and sisters.

Memorials may go to the First Christian Church, Moline.

Quad-City Times -- Davenport, Scott County Iowa -- February 8, 2004 -- Sunday.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   Peter VanBebber and Ellinor VanBibber
      Levicy VanBebber and John Liford
         James N. Liford and Minerva Hatfield
            Elias Liford and Annie Minton
               Murray M. Liford and Alice S. Carmack
                  Benjamin Liford and Clara Marie Garland
                     Clyde Houston Liford and Janice Silvers
                        Kenneth Lee Liford

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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
   Ellinor VanBibber and Peter VanBebber
      Levicy VanBebber and John Liford
         James N. Liford and Minerva Hatfield
            Elias Liford and Annie Minton
               Murray M. Liford and Alice S. Carmack
                  Benjamin Liford and Clara Marie Garland
                     Clyde Houston Liford and Janice Silvers
                         Kenneth Lee Liford

Kenneth Liford, 37, of Barbourville Road, London, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2004.

He was the son of Clyde "Monk" Liford of Keavy and Janice Silvers Liford of London; the brother of Mary Beth Abrams, Keith Liford, Lisa Parker, Rebecca Dragoo and Tommy Liford of London, Holly Hacker and Christy Mason of Corbin; the grandson of Eleven Silvers of Erlanger and Clara Liford of Corbin.

The funeral services for Kenneth Liford will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) in the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church with Rev. Seymore Wattenbarger and Rev. Roger Wolfe officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

The family of Kenneth Liford will receive friends after noon today (Wednesday) at the church.

House-Rawlings Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Corbin Times Tribune -- Corbin, Knox County, Kentucky -- July 14, 2004 -- Wednesday.

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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
   Matthias VanBibber and Margaret Robinson
      Olive Boone VanBibber and Robert Keenan
         Elizabeth Ann Keenan and William Wesley Keenan
            George Henry Keenan and Martha Jane Neil
               Mary Elizabeth Keenan and William Horsfield

Mary Elizabeth Keenan Horsfield, 96, of Summersville, formerly of Charleston, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004, after a short illness.

Born March 1, 1908, at Zela, she was the daughter of the late George and Martha Neil Keenan. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Horsfield; her brothers, Ira, Dennis and Harrison Keenan; and a sister, Ina Murphy.

She was a former employee of The Diamond and Frankenburgers department stores and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her son, William Horsfield of Summersville; her sister, Mattie Shaffer of Mount Lookout; her granddaughter and husband, Robin and Todd Thaxton of Sissonville; her grandson and wife, Scott and Nellie Horsfield of Kouts, Ind.; her great-granddaughter, Hayley Thaxton; her nephew, Leo Murphy and her niece, Sue Barr, all of Summersville.

Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday, Sept. 1, in the White Funeral Home, Summersville, with Pastor Phillip Neil officiating. Graveside rites and interment will follow at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston.

Friends may call one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

The Charleston Daily Mail -- Charleston, Kanawha County, Virginia -- September 1, 2004 -- Wednesday.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   Martha VanBebber and George Yoakum, Sr.
      Isaac Yoakum and Mary Davis
         Moses Yoakum and Elizabeth Grimes
            George Washington Yoakum and Julia Ann Schooler
                Moses Edward Yoakum and Margaret Ann Clark
                   Millard Clead Yoakum and Jennie Bell Whitmer
                      Mildred W. Yoakum and John W. Pike

Mildred "Mid" (Yoakum) Pike, 84, of Lewisville, Texas, died Sunday, May 2, 2004, at the Lake Village Nursing Center, Lewisville, Texas.

Mrs. Pike was born Dec. 7, 1918 near Dockery, Mo. to Millard Clead and Jennie Bell (Whitmer) Yoakum. She married John W. "Jack" Pike of Ray County, Mo. on March 14, 1937; he preceded her in death on Feb. 2, 1980.

She was a shop steward for Luces and Neevels of Kansas City for over 20 years, retiring in 1970. She lived most of her life in the Kansas City area before moving to Texas six years ago. She was a member of the Morris Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kan.

Survivors include one son, Donald Pike of Lewisville, Texas; one daughter, Shirley Mays of Lewisville, Texas; one brother, Millard C. Yoakum, Jr. of Richmond, Mo; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl Donald Yoakum and Whitmer Wayne Yoakum; one sister, Lula M. Cahow; one grandson, Brian Pike.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Mildred Pike Memorial Fund.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 6, at Thurman Funeral Home, Richmond, Mo. Burial will be at Richmond Memory Gardens, Richmond, Mo.

Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond, Mo. is in charge of the arrangements.

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John VanBibber and Martha __________
   Absalom VanBaber and Francis A. Dickson
      James Houston VanBibber and Rose __________
         William Clarence VanBibber and Gertrude Mae Daniels
            William Clarence VanBibber, Jr. and Pauline Pasley

Mrs. Pauline "Polly" Pasley Van Bibber, 83, of Blytheville, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004, at her home. Born July 31, 1921, in Manila, the daughter of Luther and Lula Davis Pasley, she was of the Methodist faith. She was a homemaker who, according to family members, loved traveling, especially to see her grandchildren, and was an individual who loved being with people.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Evelyn Jo Farrell; and her husband, W.C. "Dub" Van Bibber.

Mrs. Van Bibber leaves her children, Jimmie and Bonnie Van Bibber of Columbia, Tenn., Jerry Van Bibber of Blytheville and Gale and Don Damiano of Snellville, Ga.; Her grandchildren, Debra and Ed Gorvett, Douglas and Trish Damiano, Bart and Christy Van Bibber and Grant and Tasha Van Bibber; and Four great-grandsons.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Cobb Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Danny Pankey officiating. Burial will follow in Dogwood Cemetery.

The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Blytheville Courier-News -- Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas -- September 8, 2004 -- Wednesday.

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James VanBibber and Margaret Jane Webb
   Mary VanBibber and Edward Colley
      Irene June Colley and Raymond Noah Taulbee

Raymond N. Taulbee, 79, of Greenup, KY, a former resident of South Shore, Ky., went to be with his Lord Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004, at his residence. He was born Aug. 19, 1925, in Scioto County, Ohio, a son of the late adopted parents, Dewey Taulbee and Nannie Taulbee.

He was a retired carpenter and construction worker, a member of Carpenters Local 437 of Portsmouth, Ohio, a member of the Sand Hill Christian Baptist Church of Wheelersburg, Ohio and Harrison Fullerton Masonic Lodge 937 of South Shore, Ky., and a WWII Army veteran.

He was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Dean Taulbee, Dec. 9, 1988; one brother, William Daugherty; and a sister Emma Stevens.

Surviving are his wife, Irene J. Colley Taulbee, to whom he married Dec. 16, 1942; two sons and their wives, Terry Michael and Pamela Taulbee of Lloyd, Ky., and Edward R. and Kimberly Taulbee of Franklin Furnace, Ohio; one daughter and her husband, Penny and Steve Ruggles of Franklin Furnace, Ohio; one brother Zeek Pruitt of Abington, Va.; six sisters, Annabelle Joseph of Hobart, Ind., Gladys Wolfe of West Palm Beach, Fla., Betty Liles of New Boston, Ohio, Alice Hayes of Cedar Bluff, Va., Alpha Johnson of Holly, Mich. and Melbia Dotson of Hurley, Va.; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004 at the Roberson Funeral Home in South Shore, Ky., with the Rev. Ronald Blevins and Robert Madden, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery in Quincy, Ky. Friends may call at the Roberson Funeral Home from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour Saturday. Military graveside service will be by the James L. Flannery American Legion Post 276 of South Shore, Ky.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Sand Hill Christian Baptist Church in Wheelersburg, Ohio.

The Portsmouth Daily Times -- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio -- September 3, 2004 -- Friday.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   James VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
      Isaac VanBebber and Hannah Long
         Robert VanBeber and Margaret Jane Susong
            George VanBeber and Martha Ann Pridemore
               Robert Brown VanBeber and Katherine Elizabeth Pennington

VanBeber, Robert Brown -- b. 9-30-1895 d. 11-1-1969

VanBeber, Katherine Pennington -- b. 11-25-1900 d. no date

London Area Cemeteries, Laurel County Kentucky -- A publication of the Laurel County Historical Society -- 1988 -- Page #39.

Note: Katherine Pennington VanBeber died on August 07, 1992. (GRH)

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John VanBibber and Martha __________
   Jesse VanBaber and Elizabeth Yewell
      Absolom B. VanBaber and Lucinda Hogg
         Jesse James VanBaber and Ellen Dunning
            Bertha Elizabeth VanBaber

Vanbaber, __________, b. 19 Jul 1906, white, male, alive, b. Liv. Co., f. Jess Vanbaber.

Vanbaber, Bertha Elizabeth, b. 1 Nov 1908, white, female b. Vicker's Farm Liv. Co., f. Jesse Vanbaber, m. Ellen Dunning, pts b & r Liv. Co.

Livingston County, Kentucky Vital Statistics Birth Records 1852-1908, By Juanita Walker Drennan and Mary Stalion Singleton -- 1978 -- Pages #265 & 283.

Note: From all my research on the Van Bibber family census records, the only Raymond/Ray Van Bibber who was born in Indiana before the turn of the century (1900) was Raymond Van Bibber, the son of William Van Bibber and Mary Ann Sutton. (GRH)

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The three men in this picture were all from Bell County, Kentucky and were serving in World War II at the time of the photo. They were listed as (top to bottom) 1^st Lt. Austin Redmon, 1^st Lt. Bill Ed VanBeber and SSgt Matthew Hall. The following is the lineage of Bill VanBeber.

Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   James VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
      Isaac VanBebber and Hannah Long
         Robert VanBeber and Margaret Jane Susong
            George VanBeber and Martha Ann Pridemore
               Edgar Franklin VanBeber and Ruby Sulfredge Runyon
                  William "Bill" Edward VanBeber

Does anyone know any additional information about Austin Redmon and Matthew Hall? I am curious if Matthew Hall is connected to the Hall family of Mariah Jane Hall who married John Calvin VanBever. The family of John and Mariah were from Knox County, Kentucky, but had family ties to Bell County.

Hi Gary,

I'm sorry to read that you'll no longer be the editor of the newsletter. You've done a wonderful job and will be missed.

Bev Gillihan

Gary,

I am very sorry to here you are leaving the rank of writing the newsletter. You have done such a wonderful job!

Delores Colie

Hi Gary,

Sorry to hear that you're leaving the newsletter. Hopefully someone will take over who can TRY to fill your shoes.

Roy